Estimate the cost of operating labor (C_OL), the cost of utilities (C_UT), and the cost of manufacturing (COM_d) for the drying oil process given in Project B.4 of Appendix B. You must do Problem 7.24 in order to estimate COM_d.

Problem 7.24

Determine the bare module, total module, and grassroots cost of the following:

Drying oil plant described in Appendix B, Project B.4

Figure B.4.1

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B.4 DRYING OIL PRODUCTION, UNIT 500 Drying oils are used as additives to paints and varnishes to aid in the drying process when these products are applied to surfaces. The facility manufactures drying oil (DO) from acetylated castor oil (ACO). Both of these compounds are mixtures. However, for simulation purposes, acetylated castor oil is modeled as palmitic (hexadecanoic) acid (C15H31COOH) and drying oil is modeled as 1-tetradecene (C₁4H28). In an undesired side reaction, a gum can be formed, which is modeled as 1-octacosene (C28H56).